Sotol Alcohol Breaks Desert Monotony In War Time
An American consul reports a Mexican firm found a process to make high grade alcohol from sotol, a desert plant in northern Mexico and western Texas. At $2 to $5 a ton, sotol could yield 25 gallons of 180 proof alcohol, offering a potential prohibition argument relief though drinkability and market demand remain unclear.
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Texas
Mexico
United States
New Mexico
Sikce Burbank
Three New Words Added With Airplane Mail Service
The article notes lexicographers busy as war spawns new terms and reports that the government added three words on the same day May 15 when the Post Office Department began airplane mail service. It highlights the rapid expansion of English vocabulary and the dictionary’s role in cataloging new expressions.
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Post Office Department
New Postal Air Words Emerge In Early War Vocabulary
Officials note the emergence of postplane planepost and planeposted as new terms for mail by airplane, reflecting a push to distinguish air mail from other carriers. The piece argues for a formal budget system and centralized financial review to prevent waste amid wartime spending.
A Man and a Mule Reflects on American Initiative
A French infantry sergeant compares American and European discipline noting a mule driver who kills a failing mule to avoid prolonged suffering. The piece argues American initiative under pressure helps Pershing’s men and questions German tactics in the war.
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General Pershing
Working in the Dark on War Time Budget Powers
The article discusses Congressman Sherley’s claim that Congress retains purse strings yet notes practical limits. It compares legislative restraint to executive power during war, explaining funding flows, agency spending, and the president’s broad managerial role without direct line-item control. It cites McAdoo and railroad rate increases as examples of discretionary governance.
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House Committee On Appropriations
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United States
New York adopts teacher eligibility law for citizens only
New York passes a law restricting public school teaching to citizens, disqualifying a large portion of the population. The measure defines eligibility by citizenship status, affecting teachers and schools statewide.
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New York
Hays Credits Republicans for Many Passed Laws
Chairman Hays told the New York Republican Club that Republicans passed every law that made the country the miracle it is today. He suggested some laws helped keep the country solidly Democratic, a point he might have added.
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Hays
New York Republican Club
Fragmented wartime wit plus social notes from a Texas paper
A rambled column of World War I era humor and social observations from a San Antonio newspaper. It includes quips on politics, women, wages, rationing, fashion, and daily life, with brief jokes about public figures, shortages, and wartime mood.
Two Snowflakes Change a Businessman's Fate
In this tale a minor delay caused by snow leads George Garnett to miss a meeting and meet Lucille Bates, a sharp saleswoman from Moffett Co. Their pairing boosts orders, prompts a cabaret outing, and culminates in George admitting love and planning marriage, altering the firm’s fortunes.
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Atoz
Bates
Miller
Lucille Bates
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Africa
Miss Bates
Pronunciation Confusion Over French City Rheims
The Boston Transcript notes debates over how to pronounce the city Rheims in France, with variants such as Rheima and Ri¢elma. It reflects confusion amid a city once famed, now ruined, as readers discuss correct spelling and phonetics.
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Rheima
Ri¢elma
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